A. The Authority shall hold in confidence the personal and financial information supplied to it or maintained by it concerning the siting and development of offshore wind energy projects.
B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Authority, in its discretion, from releasing any information that has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the identification of the person who supplied particular information.
C. Information supplied by or maintained on any person or entity applying for or receiving an allocation of any federal loan guarantee, as well as specific information relating to the amount of, or the identity of the recipient of, such distribution, shall be subject to disclosure in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).
2010, cc. 507, 681, § 67-1210; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
§ 45.2-1801. Offshore wind energy resources; policy
§ 45.2-1802. Division of Offshore Wind established
§ 45.2-1804. Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority established; purpose
§ 45.2-1805. Membership; terms; vacancies; expenses
§ 45.2-1806. Powers and duties of the Authority
§ 45.2-1807. Director; staff; counsel to the Authority
§ 45.2-1809. Confidentiality of information
§ 45.2-1810. Declaration of public purpose; exemption from taxation